[SCT]The Night Calls

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau chuckled, nodding in agreement to Devyn's assessment. Sometimes he really did feel like the songwriting was cheating, except that he spent hours learning how to do it, then hours perfecting it, then hours actually writing the real songs, even the ones where he let out all his darker parts. Though he knew what that had to look like from the outside, especially for someone like Devyn, who'd seen bits and pieces of his creative process.

It did sound like Devyn would at least be thinking about participating in IMAC. Beau wasn't sure that they'd want to put the two of them on the same team, given how his powers reacted to people with high emotions and what have you. Then again, maybe they'd figure that he's one of the few people who could check Devyn if she got out of control. Something else to consider in the distant future. Beau's thoughts were definitely more tied in the here and now:

"Bit of both," he replied, nodding. "Liz an' me were friends first," he pointed out, "so we do enjoy spendin' time together. 'sides, she's great in snow, what with bein' a flamethrower an' all," Beau added another wink, chuckling. Some might see that as potentially being dirty, and the two of them were likely to start making out throughout the resort.

So it definitely sounded like his plans were more solid than Devyn's, but that was including bits she wasn't going to know about. "I don't reckon they'd send you away," he said. "Reckon that Mr. Legrange would have somethin' to say 'bout it. 'sides, they're supposed to be helpin'. Still, probly best we don't tempt it. An' depends," he said, looking over at Devyn and grinning. "Why, you already thinkin' 'bout missin' me? Might not have to wait too long if you keep usin' up my sleep with nightly strolls in the snow."

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn just knew she needed as many outlets and distractions as she could get, since no matter what she was did her mind kept falling back into the darkness. She had often fallen to that dark place and was always alone when pulling herself out. Each time it seemed harder than the last to pull herself out and thus she just felt so stuck. By now she was at the point of giving up but at the same time she was still trying. Trying to keep up the appearance that she had some level of balance and was not just going to lose it at any moment. In all honestly, she knew it was very likely that she could snap at any moment. She just hoped that what she was doing was enough to keep pushing off the breaking point.

Beau pointed out that it was a bit of both and how he and Liz were friends first. That sent a pang in Devyn's chest for a moment. She forced herself to just focus on Beau’s words and refused to let her thoughts slip off to her pain. It was there, she could not completely ignore it but she did her best to not let it completely consume her. Beau's later words did help her regain focus, a smirk spreading across her lips. "Was that you being dirty there Beau?" Devyn asked after his statement about Liz being a flame thrower. All the naughty thoughts and images floated into Devyn's mind for a moment.

"I bet the two of you have a lot of fun. Things probably get really steamy when you copy her power, huh?" Devyn asked, giving Beau a look equivalent to saying 'you sly dog, you'. Devyn tilted her head a little in confusion when Beau pointed out that he didn't think the school would send her away. About how Guy would likely say something and how the school was supposed to be helping them. "There is only so much the school can do for a lost cause. Plus I don't think there is much Guy could say to the school when they already think I'm a threat to a few peoples safety." Devyn said, with a smile on her face. The smile however had pain hidden behind it.

"Of course I'm going to miss you stupid. You are my friend." Devyn muttered as she crossed her arms and looked away from Beau before chuckling a little. "I'm getting you use to the night life. Getting you ready for when you might have to perform night shows and what not." Devyn teased back, grinning at Beau.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau smirked as Devyn pointed out the potential dirty in his comment. "Ain't sayin' nothin' that she wouldn't say," he drawled in response, adding another wink. His smile just grew a few more notches as Devyn wondered about his borrowing Liz's power and all. They certainly had used it to get more than a little hot in times past, and would likely keep doing so in the near future, but he didn't feel like he should be kissing and telling, particularly about that particular circumstance. Besides, he was willing to bet that the reality would disappoint Devyn, so best to leave it to her imagination.

Though it didn't seem to distract her much from her situation. Beau honestly wasn't sure what else he could do, short of straight up dragging her into a church or something. She'd been on a continually downward spiral and not the kind that he really understood enough to do anything with. He shook his head about the lost cause bit though, even if he knew that she would continue to disagree, didn't stop him from insisting: "You ain't no lost cause. Ain't no such thing."

Beau took another breath, letting it out slowly and watching the air curl into the night. "Didn't I already tell ya I was used to the night life?" he pointed out. "Only was asleep on account of plannin' on doin' stuff durin' the day an' all too. An' most of those night shows ain't in the air. You got somethin' you wanted to look at or something?" Not that Beau didn't appreciate the outdoors, and he could almost hear his family groaning, but the moment he explained that each footstep sank him a few inches in the snow, he knew his family would shiver and nod in agreement.

[Devyn Solway]

"I see. I knew Liz had a bit of a reputation, but I thought you were Mr. Good and Pure Boy?" Devyn asked, the smirk on her face practically glued there for the moment. It was so entertaining to think that Beau might have a naughty side. She knew that it was always the reserved types that were either really great in bed or just terrible. The fact that Liz was still with him had to mean that he was good in bed at least. Or that they were just super friends and she was fine waiting it out for him.

Nah, they had to have at least slept with one another once in order for Liz to have stuck around. Devyn didn't know the girl personality, but she knew about her and that knowing was why she thought Beau had to have given it up at least a little bit. She winched a little as Beau pointed out that she was not a loss cause, that there was no such thing. "Right, sorry man. Just ignore that." Devyn said, upset that she slipped up again. It was probably best if she just didn't talk at all when something came up involving her and well other things. She wanted to keep it all about Beau, that made it easier.

"You are not used to it enough if you can’t handle me waking you up at random and dragging you out with me." Devyn responded back, pointing to him. Yes, she did remember what she told him, but he had still been sleepy and it took a moment for him to get up and come join her. Again, Devyn would have taken a while to get up as well since she was slow riser. She shook her head no to the question. "Not really. Just wanted to walk. Look at the mountain and the stars I guess. Just wanted to walk around a little until I started to feel cold. I might have to remove my jacket for that however. Since I'm thinking you will turn to a Beausicle before I get cold." Devyn teased.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau just chuckled at the implications, willing to just let Deyvn's imagination continue running away with her. He knew what he did with Liz after all, and he still didn't want to particularly share that with someone else, even someone like Devyn. He just kept walking, nodding that he was willing enough to go along with Devyn's half-mumbled mention of forgetting. "Ain't no trouble," he said, raising a hand to wave the suggestion away.

"An' I keep tellin' ya: it ain't the time it's the damn cold," he said, sliding his hands along his arms. "I'm kinda from the deep South an' my girlfriend's hot in th' very literal sense. Ain't used to bein' this cold an' I ain't got the immunity to it," he let out another breath, rubbing at his arms. The movement helped, the walking and the rubbing and what have you. Beau would've definitely bundled up a bit more had he known he'd be wandering around for this long.

He looked to the mountain and the stars, and he had to nod. "Yeah, I can see why you'd wanna take a look at them. Gotta admit, I do love the country 'round these parts. Beats the swamp," he chuckled, even though he still pulled his hands together and shuffled in place.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn mind was really wondering from her and wondering what sort of things Beau and Liz had done together. She was convinced that they had to have at least done a few things together in order to have been together as long as they had. Friendship was nice for keeping people together…well Devyn thought it was until that failed for her. But anyways, the fact still remained that she had a feeling that Beau and Liz had at least done the do but that was probably it. She couldn’t see Beau as an animal when it came to intimacy; he was still a good boy.

Beau said that it was no trouble at all and waved off her apology. Well at least they could move on from that and focus hopefully on him and everything else but herself. Who knew what had to be said or done to make Devyn feel better. So she just didn’t want to talk or think about herself as long as she could. “Want my jacket? I offer to put my arms around you to keep you warm but DL is probably lurking and waiting to make something up.” Devyn said, chuckling a little. Then she thought for a moment about the kinds of things DL pointed out.

“Then again, I think I’m off her radar now.” Devyn added after a moment. She figured she only showed up on DL because of things with Zoe. DL seemed to be more focused on Zoe from the start and it was probably because Devyn was with her at the time that she even ended up on that blog. Devyn took another deep breath, just enjoying the fresh night air, and the cold. “I practically grew up around here. Well not completely, we moved a lot but my dad always ended up having us at a place near the woods and mountains.” Devyn said, revealing why else she was used to this kind of life.

“Thanks for doing this with me Beau. Thanks for everything that you have done for me. I know I have not been like…the best kind of person to hang out with and how I end up taking things out on you is wrong of me just…” Devyn started to say, fumbling a little bit along the way. She was not good with words but was trying to honestly say she appreciated Beau and how he was basically one of the only constant things left in her life.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau shook his head at the offer of the jacket. While he might still sometimes wonder about Devyn's whole feminine thing, he still figured that he owed it to her to treat her as much like a female as possible. The chivalrous side of him simply wouldn't let a girl give him her jacket. He did chuckle at the comment about DL, nodding his head in agreement. "Wouldn't surprise me none. Reckon that DL's gonna have loads to talk about after this trip."

Put enough mutants together and something was bound to come bubbling up to the surface. Beau rubbed at his arms again, taking another deep breath. "I ain't never been a big target for them either," he mentioned, adding another little shrug. He supposed that the whole clean-cut prom king thing put him in that position, and he was perfectly content with continuing along that line.

Beau nodded as Devyn mentioned growing up in country like this. "Figured it would be somethin' like this. Remind you of--" He paused though, realizing that Devyn had more to say, more important things to say. Beau waved off the thanks. "Didn't do nothin' that anyone wouldn't have done," he insisted, again meaning every word. He shoved his hands back in his pocket. "Don't feel right takin' credit for that or anythin'." It also sounded a bit mushy, but Beau definitely wasn't going to be one to point that out.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn really didn't mind handing her jacket over to Beau, if he was cold and needed it then she was happy to hand it over. She didn't have that whole 'guys give girls their jackets and not that other way around' mindset. Which was pretty obvious since she seemed to be more of a guy then a girl in the first place. It was mainly because growing up she wanted to be just like her dad so a lot of her behaviors, views, and way of dressing reflected much of her dad. Minus the whole sleeping around and being depressed for months. Her father did have to deal with his own form of darkness as well but somehow he managed to deal with it in a way that Devyn really never saw anything wrong with her dad. He was perfect.

"I'm not looking forward to it." Devyn admitted, knowing there was Zoe that she really didn't want to hear about how great things were going there or something. Yet, she knew she would look because she did want to know on some level. It made her feel pathetic but again she quickly shoved those thoughts away and focused on Beau. "That is because you are a good boy. Start sleeping around or do something big and scandalous with Liz and I'm sure you will pop up on her radar." Devyn pointed out. She figured the thing about DL was pointing out things that would likely cause the most waves among students or just general drama in relationships.

Beau had gone on to say something there, but Devyn had more to say first. She was fine getting back to whatever it was that he wanted to say. She just felt like she needed to tell Beau because not telling people things clearly was a bad idea. Even if she actually had some level of fear for thanking him, she sucked it up and went ahead and said it. Not caring anymore if Beau thought of her as weak or something. "That’s where you are wrong. No one else was doing it. At first they were not anyways. So...let’s just say I made it this far because of people like you still willing to deal with me." Devyn pointed out, stopping for a moment to enjoy the night sky.

"What was it you were saying before?" Devyn then asked after a moment, looking back over to him. She really was thankful to him and knew she was going to miss him. Yet, she knew Mr. Perfect did have other things to deal with in life and that she had a feeling he was going to go far in life.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau nodded as Devyn outlined the reasons for DL's lack of attention in him. Yeah, he supposed he just led too clean a life. The only time DL had even paid him half a notice was when he'd overindulged himself a bit. He could still find alcohol a lot easier than most of his peers. He just wasn't going to go around mentioning it.

Especially not as Devyn still clearly had a lot on her mind. The whole wallowing in the sadness thing that they seemed to keep coming around to. It didn't really bother Beau: as he said, it was what people should be doing. Just because they weren't didn't make any difference to him. He just shrugged again, shrugged and went back to admiring the scenery.

"Huh?" he said, blinking and looking to Devyn. "Hell, I dunno. Was probly jus' admirin' the scenery an' all," he gestured. "Ain't no wonder that people call places like this God's country," he took another deep breath, enjoying the cool air sucking into his lungs. He let it out in a curled puff. "Sometimes you jus' wanna stand back an' jus' take it in. Makes you feel kinda nice, huh?" Beau looked around, smiling at the twinkling nature, definitely at peace with the world.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn had a feeling Beau would pop up on DL's radar if he did do something bad or if he did something that was like a big step. Like how Erika was apparently getting married to a cook much older than her and had a habit of poofing. She seen the guy and thought he was cute so she supposed that alone could almost be enough, but marriage just seemed like a big step at this age. That was just her thought on it but it was not like she would ever end up getting married, not with her luck. Beau however, he would get married and have cute little kids running around. Devyn hoped it would be to Liz, because while he might have been the perfect boy in her eyes she still wished him happiness.

Devyn didn't want to remain sad, but it seemed like all she was capable of. No matter what situation she had been put in, thing didn't go the way they needed to in order for her to be on her way to getting better. Yet, that was just how things worked out in life. Some people just didn't have the luck of things going the way they wanted or needed them to. She just either had to keep dealing with it until she would have her break or be crushed under the weight of it until she could not take it anymore. She was practically there already but there was something still keeping her going on to the next day. "Ah, yeah. It is pretty nice out here." Devyn said as she took the time to enjoy it all too.

She wished she still had her dad around to enjoy the moment with as well and get some kind of weird story about the stars or the land around them. Her dad had always been the kind of person who was such an information nerd. "Yeah. Makes me just want to stay froze in this very moment and never have to move on. That would be nice." Devyn muttered out as she looked up at the sky. Lost in her thoughts there for a moment. If things just stopped then she could at least hold onto this peaceful and beautiful moment forever. No more pain, no more fear, anger, sadness...none of it at all.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau bobbed his head, again agreeing with the assessment of the view. He also agreed that part of him did kinda want to be frozen in the moment. He wouldn't fully agree though: unlike Devyn, he had someone whose arms he planned to go crawling into sometime in the near future. He smiled at the thought, though he fought it down, as usual wanting to keep some of his near-eternal happiness battened down around Devyn.

"So," he said after a few breaths, "you got some kinda reason you wanted to drag me up an' out here? I know you said that you jus' wanted to hang an' all, but you picked a strange time to be doin' that," and Beau still didn't quite believe that Devyn had gone through all this trouble for nothing. He raised a brow, looking sideways over at her.

"Feelin' kinda shook up about IMAC or somethin'? We'll do fine," he nodded confidently, smiling. "There's a reason we're considered to be one of the best after all." Which he supposed he contributed too. Beau just figured he had a very tiny part to play in the much bigger picture was all.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn was enjoying this; in fact she would have stayed standing there for a long time, perhaps up to an hour until she would have moved. She had half-forgotten hat Beau was out there with her and the fact that he was not so good with the cold. His voice did break her out of her day dream, green eyes glancing over to Beau as he posed a question. Why did she drag him out here? She had said that she just wanted to hang out but Beau seemed to think there was more. Of course there was more to it and Beau was smart.

Devyn had just been hoping that Beau would not have asked and just hung out with her and didn't worry or anything about her. "Why do you think it's a strange time?" Devyn asked, wanting to know what he meant by that. Was he talking about how it was out of the blue and in the middle of the night? If so, she actually tended to do that so there was not real shock and awe there. If he meant because of what was going on, then she might have understood a little bit. He then asked about the IMAC which did have Devyn looking away for a moment. She knew she was going to participate for the fact that it was physical activity and it would be a great distract.

"Just wanted to hang out, is all. I just have a feeling that I'm going to do something bad or something bad is going to happen me is all...perhaps both. So I figured that I make sure that we were alright is all." Devyn said, shrugging her shoulders a little. She then started to move again, getting back to the walking and kicking up some snow as she stepped a little. She glanced at Beau to see how he was holding up in the cold. Either planning to start walking back to the cabin if he looked too cold or walking around a little more outside if he seemed fine.

"You are going to ask Liz to marry you, huh?" Devyn asked after a pause. She was asking because of the words he had spoken when he jolted awake. She had noted to herself to ask later and now had been later and a perfect distracter to get things away from what she had just said.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau looked over at Devyn, that joking smile back. "You mean besides you showin' up outta the blue in the middle of the night?" he said, adding a few more chuckles. Yeah, there was definitely something odd there, though Beau supposed he could see how Devyn might not see it as weird... mostly because Devyn clearly thought a different way than Beau himself.

Just wanted to hang, which sort of proved that assertion. Beau shrugged again, though part of him wanted to again remind Devyn that they could hang out any time. He caught hat fact about something bad though, as if something would happen. Beau had already offered his reassurances about IMAC, and he really couldn't see anything worse. He tried to recall if Elsa had passed anything along with her weird group thing, but he'd mostly been letting Liz handle that side of things.

The thought of his girlfriend must have caught Devyn's attention, since Beau looked to her. "now what gave you that idea?" he asked, laughing again. Beau shook his head. "Clearly you're lettin' the cold get to ya, Dev," he stuck his hands in his pockets, nodding. "Right, I'm headin' back inside. Ain't gonna freeze my tail off, even for a view like this," at this, he pointed, though without removing his hands from his pockets. Then Beau nodded and headed back to the buildings, figuring that Devyn would probably come along.

[Devyn Solway]

"Yes, besides that. That’s a totally normal thing to do for those of us that live a more nocturnal style. This is the only time I can walk around without having to worry about shades or feeling like all my energy is being sapped out of my body when I'm outside." Devyn responded back, chuckling a little as well. Yes, to her it was perfectly normal to wake someone up in the middle of the night and drag them out to hang with her. Just as it was normal for her to rub against her friends belongs, be possessive over those she cared about, and just behave in a way that assumed that everything was her territory.

She was at least working on the whole not barging into people’s rooms...but she sort of did that with Beau so she clearly needed to work on it still. She did indeed want to just hang out with Beau and make sure that things were alright between them. He assured her that everything was going to be okay but that didn't take away the feeling. It didn't make the feeling that she was going to end up doing something bad, like hurting someone go away. It didn't make the feeling of something bad happening to her in the near future. She didn't know when or where it was going to happen, but she just felt it. Much like people seemed to know when there time was coming to an end or something, she didn't really know.

Beau was then denying Devyn's question, making it seem like she was being affected by the cold in some strange way. There was his biggest mistake since he pointed out the cold being the cause of some problem when she didn't really have a problem with the cold. She started to smirk as she did indeed start to follow him back to go inside. "What gave me the idea was how you woke up saying 'I do!' All in a panic like manner. Now, I doubt you are dreaming about saying I do to any other lady bedside Liz soooo..." Devyn said, practically prodding with her words now as she moved to get closer to him. "Unless you were saying I do to something else. I do love my music. I do love hanging out with Devyn. I do love Liz and I do want to marry her." Devyn said, unable to help herself.

[Beau LaRoux]

There was nocturnal and there was dragging your friends out to freeze them half to death. Beau already figured he'd just head back inside, which pretty well ended any potential arguments before they could truly get started. The warmth of indoors just sounded like a plan, and Beau was really wishing that Devyn's power had some kind of cold resistance.

And naturally she didn't drop the conversation, because Devyn didn't drop anything. Beau looked back at Devyn, raising a brow. "You're readin' a lot into my sleep conversation. Coulda jus' be a nightmare where I'm gettin' married to Eri's evil bitch sister. Been workin' with her enough," He added another shudder. Elsa always struck him as cold, though Liz insisted that the more distant Bellefonte had a softer side to her. Beau just didn't see it, and he didn't want to think too much on it.

No, he wanted to think about the inside, which was why he was heading there, very nearly getting to the door.